Classe di Scienze fisiche, matematiche e naturali

Curriculum vitae

Prof Roderick Wong obtained his BA degree in Mathematics from San Diego State College in 1965 and his PhD from the University of Alberta in 1969. He started his career as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Manitoba, where he stayed for almost 25 years. In 1973 he was promoted to associate Professor and in 1979 to Full Professor. In 1986, he was appointed Head of the Department of Applied Mathematics, a post he held until he left the University of Manitoba in 1994.

Prof Wong joined City University of Hong Kong in early 1994 to take up the post of Professor of Mathematics. He was concurrently appointed Head of the then newly formed Department of Mathematics. In 1995, he led the efforts for the establishment of the Liu Bie Ju Centre for Mathematical Sciences and was appointed Director of the Centre. From 1995 to 1997, he was the Associate Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering. From 1998 to 2004 he was the Dean of the Faculty. From 2004 to 2006 he was Dean of Research and Graduate Studies. From 2006 to 2008, he was Vice-President (Research)/Dean of Graduate Studies. In 2009, he was appointed Vice-President (Research & Technology), and Dean of Graduate Studies.

The honours bestowed on Prof Wong include the Killam Research Fellowship (1982-1984), one of the most prestigious awards for researchers given by the Canada Council, and the Rh Award for Outstanding Contributions to Scholarship and Research (1984) from the University of Manitoba. Prof Wong is holding the Fellowship of the Royal Society of Canada, an honour he obtained in 1993 through election. In 2004, he was awarded the Chevalier dans 1'Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur. In 2007, he was elected as a member of the European Academy of Sciences. In 2008, he was awarded Doctorate Honoris Causa, by Ovidius University, Constantza, Romania. He has also been awarded an honorary professorship by Shanghai University, Dalian University of Technology, and Northeastern University of the Mainland.

During the period of 1970-1996, his research work was continuously funded by the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada, and other external grant bodies such as Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd, Provincial Government of Manitoba, etc. Since he returned to Hong Kong, he has been awarded five Competitive Earmarked Research Grants by Hong Kong Research Grants Council on five consecutive applications. He has published over one hundred papers in international journals and edited four books, including the 3- volume set The Collected Papers of Stephen Smale.